Category: VMware & Cloud
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VMware Cloud Foundation 9 Architecture: Fleet, Instances and Domains Explained (VCF 9 Series, Part 2)
The VCF 9 hierarchy is fleet, instance, domain, cluster. Here is what each layer really means, the host-count minimums, and why you should schedule change windows by domain and fleet-services, not by vCenter.
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VMware Cloud Foundation 9 Explained: The Unified Private Cloud Platform (VCF 9 Series, Part 1)
VCF 9 is not VCF 5.x with a new logo. The operate and consume layers moved into the core, Aria became VCF Operations and Automation, and the fleet is the new top-level construct. Here is what actually changed and why it matters.
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5 GPU & vGPU Mistakes That Break VMware Private AI Foundation (and How to Fix Them)
Most failed VMware Private AI Foundation deployments break on host-side GPU configuration, not the model. Here are five vGPU mistakes in VCF 9.1 and the exact commands to confirm and fix each one.
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Why Your VKS Cluster Upgrade Is Stuck: 5 Failure Modes in VCF 9 (and How to Unblock Them)
A VKS cluster upgrade that hangs halfway is almost never a Kubernetes bug. Here are the 5 things that stall VKS/Tanzu cluster upgrades in VCF 9 — version compatibility, PodDisruptionBudgets, stuck worker nodes, etcd health, and Pinniped pods — and how to unblock each one.
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5 Things That Break VKS Clusters in VCF 9 (and How to Fix Them)
Most vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS) failures in VCF 9 aren’t Kubernetes bugs—they’re infrastructure. Here are the 5 things that break VKS clusters most often and how to diagnose each one fast.
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How to Upgrade VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 to 9.1: Step-by-Step Guide
Upgrading VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 to 9.1 is a controlled, full-stack sequence. This step-by-step guide covers the order, prerequisites, and gotchas across VCF Operations, Management Services, SDDC Manager, NSX, vCenter, and ESX.
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Introducing the AI Infrastructure Sizing & Cost Calculator
Over the past few months, I have been spending a lot of time exploring on AI infrastructure around VMware Private AI, NVIDIA AI Enterprise, RAG, Agentic AI, and AIOps. One question that comes up repeatedly is: “How much infrastructure do we actually need, and what will it cost?” Is there any sizing calculator that we…
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Framework to Analyze Malicious Behaviour in Cloud Environment using Machine Learning Techniques
Framework to Analyze Malicious Behaviour in Cloud Environment using Machine Learning Techniques | IEEE Conference Publication | IEEE Xplore
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Security Analysis and Fraud Prevention in Cloud Computing
Security Analysis and Fraud Prevention in Cloud Computing | 38 | The R
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Behavior Analysis and Crime Prediction using Big Data and Machine Learning
International Journal of Soft Computing and Engineering
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Data Control in Public Cloud Computing: Issues and Challenges
Data Control in Public Cloud Computing: Issues and Challenges | Bentham Science Publishers
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Global Best Practices in Early Childhood Education: Comparative Analysis of India and Countries with Advanced ECE Systems
Global Best Practices in Early Childhood Education: Comparative Analysis of India and Countries with Advanced ECE Systems – Pranay Jha, Amrita Jha, 2026
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VMware Cloud Foundation
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AI & Cloud-Native Platform
- NVIDIA Build (Model Catalog)
- NVIDIA AI Enterprise Reference Architecture
- NVIDIA NIM Performance Benchmarking
- NVIDIA NGC Catalog
- NeMo Microservices Helm Chart
- Helm Charts Repository
- Hugging Face Models
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About the Author
Dr Pranay Jha
Dr. Pranay Jha is a Cloud and AI Consultant with 18+ years of experience in hybrid cloud, virtualization, and enterprise infrastructure transformation. He specializes in VMware technologies, multi-cloud strategy, and Generative AI solutions. He holds a PhD in Computer Applications with research focused on Cloud and AI, has published multiple research papers, and has been a VMware vExpert since 2016 and a VMUG Community Leader.
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